Indeed, it is an irreparable loss to the disability movement. He had clear goals, coupled with capacity and willingness to concretize them.
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 9:51 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Untimely Demise of Rahul Cherian I'm still unable to believe that Mr Cherian is no more. personal loss to me, and certainly disability movement has lost one of its 'visionary' intellectual and activist. When The Inclusive Planet was started, we talked hours to facilitate quality readings to print impaired across the globe. and in no time we uploaded more than 2000 books and articles on Inclusive Planet. It was the time when Copyright act was about to be enacted and we were very fearful that if concessions were not granted to print impaired, how a poor blind will afford such costly readings? He very generously offered me a job at the centre of Inclusive Planet for public policy Chennai. But I declined due to my regular enrollment and academic compulsion at JNU. His untimely demise is irrepreble. I never missed his writings and kept posting on this list also. He was aleading Columnist In Indian Express his legacy is worth-reading and keeping. just visit: http://www.indianexpress.com/columnist/rahulcherian/ On 2/8/13, Prashanth <prashanthmn1...@gmail.com> wrote: > So sad. may his soul rest in peace. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Abraham" <geo...@eyeway.org> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:35 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Untimely Demise of Rahul Cherian > > >> Sam, >> >> This is really sad. He was a real bright spark in the disability >> movement. >> The loss would be tough to cope with >> >> God be with his family! >> >> George >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf >> Of Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visuall St. Xavier's College >> Sent: 07 February 2013 17:59 >> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> Subject: [AI] Untimely Demise of Rahul Cherian >> >> >> >> >> >> Dear >> All >> >> It >> is with a heavy heart that I am pasting below the sad news of the >> untimely >> passing of Rahul Cherian. In the few years that we came to know him, he >> became an indispensible part of many a moment to build inclusion. In this >> dark hour our heart goes out to his family. >> >> May >> his soul rest in peace. >> >> Sam >> >> - Hello >> all, >> >> I'm >> sorry to have to inform you that Rahul Cherian passed away after a brief >> illness in Goa. The Doctors tried their best but it seems the septecemia >> was too much. 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